Section 501 Visa Cancellation

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Migration

How to Respond to a NOICC and Avoid Visa Cancellation

Receiving a NOICC ( Notice of Intention to Consider Cancellation) can place your Australian visa at serious risk, but it does not mean the Department of Home Affairs has already cancelled your visa. A Notice of Intention to Consider Cancellation gives you an opportunity to address the Department’s concerns and explain why it should not cancel your visa. Under section 119 of the Migration Act 1958, where that procedure applies, the Department must identify the apparent cancellation grounds and invite the visa holder to show either that those grounds do not exist or that the Department should not cancel the visa.

Madhab Kharel

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Migration

Character Requirement for Australian Visas: Complete Guide

There are certain character requirements that an individual needs to follow in order to apply for citizenship and a visa in Australia. Home Affairs requires people to meet the character requirements to get a visa and to remain in Australia, and section 501 of the Migration Act 1958 deals with character-based visa refusal and cancellation. In simple terms, Home Affairs may look at criminal charges, convictions, past conduct, present conduct, risk to the Australian community, police certificates, military history, and other character-related information. Therefore, anyone with a criminal history, pending charge, previous visa issue, or serious conduct concern should get

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